Yonkers Raceway has a simple four-word, 15-letter request for everyone attending the sixth annual Fall Harvest Festival, set for this Saturday night (October 11).
‘Have Fun. Wear Pink.’
Yonkers has announced that all the popular festival sights, sounds and tastes are back, including live music, pony rides, New York State craft beers, harness racing (including the Legislators’ Challenge), face painting, a pumpkin patch, and so much more in a fun, family atmosphere.
Empire City, Yonkers Raceway, its horsemen, and the North American Amateur Drivers Association (NAADA) have once again joined in the fight against breast cancer.
A donation of $10 shall be made (with a maximum gift of $15,000) to the Susan G. Komen Greater NYC Chapter for every Fall Harvest Festival guest who wears the clour pink.
In keeping with the theme, pink horseshoes shall be given away on the apron (while supplies last); all the drivers that evening are carrying pink whips; the winning horses will receive pink blankets, sponsored (alphabetically) by Team Allard, Richard Banca, Amber Buter, Rick Dane Jr., Scott DiDomenico, Mark Ford, Allan Johnson, Peter Pellegrino, Jody Riedel, Brittany Robertson, Nick Surick and Anita Vallee.
Representatives from the Komen organization are also going to be on hand to answer questions, provide informational materials, and accept an oversized donation cheque in the winner’s circle at 6:30 p.m.
Need some extra incentive to help a worthy cause? The first 1,500 Empire Club members that visit a promotions booth that day receive a free, $2 exacta box ticket on one of that evening’s live races.
The Fall Harvest Festival will take place trackside from 4 -8 p.m., with the first Legislators’ Challenge races set for 5:30 p.m. Post time for the live racing card is the usual 7:10 p.m.
(With files from Yonkers)